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Capturing one fictionalised night in McQueen’s life the play,
written by James Phillips is a fairy-tale about a mysterious girl, Dahlia (Dianna
Agron). Dahlia has been hiding in a tree in McQueen’s (Stephen Wight) garden but tonight she climbs down and entering his house intends to steal a dress, in the hope of becoming someone special.
Not being a massive
theatre fan the first couple of minutes had me nervous. The possible ‘kiss-arsing’ of the subject
matter meant there was huge potential for it to be... well a bit wanky. Thankfully that was sidestepped with relative
ease. Talent flooded through each dancer
as they positioned themselves around the stage portraying mannequins and models.
Doubling as artistically skilled stage hands, they moved effortlessly showing
off clothes that, whether by the designer himself or inspired copies, were enchanting.
This is my first play about a real
person that I admired and occasionally I failed to think of it as just that due
to Wight’s performance. Several times throughout the 1 hr and 35
minutes I experienced
mini heart breaks as I remembered this wasn’t really Lee McQueen in
front of me.
His screams at a vision of Isabella Blow (Tracey-Ann Oberman,) the woman who made him famous and
then committed suicide in 2007, were heart-breaking. Here we saw both the pain he may have been going
through and caught a glimpse of what he in turn, must have inflicted on others when
he took his own life.
In one scene, after we have discovered Agron’s character has
more than a few issues of her own they are on a roof top. Talk turns to jumping but a peregrine falcon
flies in and lands at their feet. It was
wild and free, a killer with a calming influence giving both McQueen and Dahlia
something to think about other than
their own inner turmoil. It got them through the night, if only this had been a real event. This scene makes me think that Phillips at least knows these genuine moments, in whatever form they take, are part of what
makes life worth living.
I was late to the party when it comes to fashion, having neither
the cash nor interest until several years ago. When I arrived it was McQueen
that I gravitated towards. Saturday afternoon got me closer to the man then I
ever imagined I would be and the more I think about it, the more grateful I am for having had the opportunity.
Did you see the play?
5 comments
Sounds like it was an emotional rollercoaster! I really want to go see the Savage Beauty exhibition before it ends if I can x
Laura | Loved By Laura
It so was! Am off to the savage beauty exhibition on 18th July. There will definitely be another blog post on that as well!
Oh wow so many issues
CANDICE | BEAUTY CANDY LOVES
Thanks for commenting on my post about McQueen! I really enjoyed reading your post about the play too. As you're a fan of McQueen I found it very interesting to read what you thought, interesting to see our opinions are similar
I'm such a McQueen fan. It was good to read your blog too, loved your POV.
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